Lightweight toolkits
 

I am looking to purchase a reasonably comprehensive but lightweight and compact toolkit for a Triumph Bonneville T100 prior to a long journey.

Any ideas / suggestions / sources would be much appreciated.

Thanks

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Mike Chapman

you can get titanium tyre levers from aerostich


http://www.aerostich.com/product.php...cat=266&page=3

Try these:

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthr...threadid=45505

try http://www.cruztools.com/ - lots of great mc toolkits - and tell 'em we sent you!

Grant

Nice looking bike!

If you are travelling far, away from mechanical help, my advice would be to remove the rear wheel, adjust head bearings, remove the tank and seat, fit new oil and filter and consider changing the chain/sprockets. And note down which tools you need to do these jobs. Then buy (depending on budget) decent quality tools. There's nothing worse than trying to do a repair in uncomfortable conditions with poor quality tools.

Halfords do a 1/4" ratchet and sockets which are ultra handy for bikes. But I snapped the extension bar, though the ratchet is holding up to the rigours of Africa. Both tyre levers I brought (in the standard bike toolkit) bent like they were plastic, on first use.

After a few months on the road I now know which tools I need for this particular bike. So I am in the process of buying better quality tools to replace the ones I have. If you think you'll need to do spannering often, then good tools are one less thing to worry about.

Weight saving? I am eating less pies to counter-act the 19 mm spanner I bought

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Hello Mike

Glad to see someone else putting some good old-fashioned British beef back on the (long) road. Sounds like you're ahead of me: I'm waiting for a flat-sale before I can buy the bike, equip and set off.

What are you doing for luggage? Have you gone hard or soft? I've been bugging people for advise elsewhere on the HuBB ; would be very interested to hear what you've chosen.

--Mike (just to confuse things)

Mike

Thanks for the reply. I am very grateful for all the excellent advice I have already received. What a great website!

I endlessly explored all the luggage options for the Bonneville and in the end went for the specialist frame and 2 Hepco and Becker 30L hard panniers. They fit very well and look fine. I have added a Kuryakyn roll bag across the panniers and strapped to the rear rack. Again, this is great for the camping gear and fits the Bonneville well. The final piece is a 'Cargo' sports tank bag. It is quite small but strong and waterproof, fitting the Bonneville tank well.

All in all, a bit of a hybrid arrangement but it works for me.

Regards and good luck with the flat sale.

[This message has been edited by Mike Chapman (edited 14 June 2005).]

Most of the contents of the Motion Pro MP toolkit have gone into my tool roll.

Cheers.

I have the Motion Pro "MP" Tool too and carry it at all times on my XR in the desert. I like it a lot.

I have a different but also very useful Motion Pro tool. It's a compact, folding T-handle socket driver with 8, 10, 12, and 13 mm sockets in a small case. Very compact and very useful. Don't know what MP calls it, but I'm sure it's on their website somewhere.


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Mike

I think useability is more important than lightweightness. Particularly on a mode of transport powered by an engine! I always buy the best I can afford and take the same tools in my toolboxes as I use in the workshop. (Although this approach may be due to the short 'service interval' of my Enfield!) Apart from the usual spanners etc. remember spares of stuff like bulbs(a requirement in some countries), electrical wire, fuses, a few spare bolts of various sizes, epoxy glue, duct tape, zip ties, etc.
matt

halfords sell stubbie spanner sets, v. good....